Scyther (Japanese: ストライク Strike) is a dual-type Bug/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into Scizor when traded while holding a Metal Coat and evolves into Kleavor when exposed to a Black Augurite.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for more details.)
Biology
Scyther is a bipedal, insectoid Pokémon. Its body is primarily green and has a thin, cream-colored section between its head, thorax, and abdomen. Female Scyther have larger abdomens than male Scyther. Its reptilian head has two narrow, triangular eyes and three blunt horns extending from its forehead. Its arms end in large, white scythes, which it uses for both hunting and fighting. Two pairs of cream-colored wings extend from its back. While these wings do allow Scyther to fly, it rarely does so. Scyther's thighs have large, upward-pointing spikes. Its feet are tall, rounded, and conical, almost extending to its thighs; each foot ends in three small, white claws on its front side.
Scyther is an adept hunter that tears at its prey with its scythes. Thanks to its green coloration, it can camouflage itself well in the grasslands and forests where it lives. Humans rarely encounter wild Scyther in these areas, however. Said to be like a ninja, Scyther can move so quickly that it cannot be followed, increasing the effectiveness of its scythes. It maintains the sharpness of its blades through battle as well as by cutting through hard objects, such as trees; it can cut down a massive tree with just a single slice, although it cannot penetrate Tarountula's elastic threads. The Pokémon the Series episode Tracey Gets Bugged showed that wild Scyther form swarms with a single leader chosen through combat. When a challenger successfully defeats a current leader and replaces it, the defeated leader is exiled from the swarm. In Showdown at Dark City, it was shown that Scyther becomes aggressive when faced with the color red.
Evolution
Scyther evolves into Scizor.
In Hisui, it evolves into Kleavor.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Snap: A Scyther appears at two points on the Beach level. At the first point, the use of a Pester Ball will chase it out. (This also triggers a special Multiple Pikachu Photo opportunity.) The second point is close to the end of the Beach level.
- Pokémon Stadium 2: Scyther stars in a mini-game alongside Pinsir called "Clear Cut Challenge." Each player chops a falling log for each round of the game. The score for each player is determined by how close the player is to the white line on the log. Cutting anywhere above the log will cause the player to lose points.
- Pokémon Ranger: Garret uses two Scyther to back up his Scizor.
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Scyther is one of the members of Team Razor Wind. The same Scyther returns at Super Mystery Dungeon.
Pokédex entries
Generation I
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Kanto #123
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Red(JPN)
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(This entry was originally untranslated in English until it was reused in Pokémon FireRed.)
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Green
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Red(ENG)
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With ninja-like agility and speed, it can create the illusion that there is more than one.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Leaps out of tall grass and slices prey with its scythes. The movement looks like that of a ninja.
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Stadium
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Moves incredibly quickly and shreds its enemy with its razor-sharp scythes. On rare occasions, it flies with its wings.
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Generation II
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Johto #110
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Gold
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It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving too fast for the human eye to track.
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Silver
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When it moves, it leaves only a blur. If it hides in grass, its protective colors make it invisible.
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Crystal
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It's very proud of its speed. It moves so fast that its opponent does not even know what knocked it down.
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Stadium 2
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It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving too fast for the human eye to track. (Pokémon Red, Silver, or Crystal inserted) When it moves, it leaves only a blur. If it hides in grass, its protective colors make it invisible. (Pokémon Blue, Gold, or Yellow inserted)
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Generation III
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Hoenn #—
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Kanto #123
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Ruby
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Scyther is blindingly fast. Its blazing speed enhances the effectiveness of the twin scythes on its forearms. This Pokémon's scythes are so effective, they can slice through thick logs in one wicked stroke.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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Its blindingly fast speed adds to the sharpness of its twin forearm scythes. The scythes can slice through thick logs in one wicked stroke.
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FireRed
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It tears and shreds prey with its wickedly sharp scythes. It very rarely spreads its wings to fly.
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LeafGreen
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With ninja-like agility and speed, it can create the illusion that there is more than one of itself.
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh Pt : #195
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Johto #111
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Diamond
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It is nearly impossible to parry its attacking scythes. Its movements are like a ninja's.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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The sharp scythes on its forearms become increasingly sharp by cutting through hard objects.
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HeartGold
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It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving too fast for the human eye to track.
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SoulSilver
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When it moves, it leaves only a blur. If it hides in grass, its protective coloration makes it invisible.
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Generation V
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Unova #—
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Black
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The sharp scythes on its forearms become increasingly sharp by cutting through hard objects.
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White
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Black 2
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The sharp scythes on its forearms become increasingly sharp by cutting through hard objects.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Mountain #136
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Hoenn #—
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X
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It tears and shreds prey with its wickedly sharp scythes. It very rarely spreads its wings to fly.
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Y
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It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving too fast for the human eye to track.
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Omega Ruby
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Scyther is blindingly fast. Its blazing speed enhances the effectiveness of the twin scythes on its forearms. This Pokémon's scythes are so effective, they can slice through thick logs in one wicked stroke.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Generation VII
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Alola S M : #275
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Alola US UM : #365
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Kanto #123
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Sun
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It confuses its prey with its quick, ninja-like movements. Then, in an instant, it cleaves them with its scythes.
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Moon
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While young, they live together deep in the mountains, training themselves in how to fight with their scythes and move at high speeds.
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Ultra Sun
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Its two sharp scythes are more than just weapons. It uses them with dexterity to dress its prey before eating.
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Ultra Moon
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Some call it a ninja. Its movements— imperceptibly quick—are sufficient to cleave the air in two. It's very popular in Alola.
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Let's Go Pikachu
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Leaps out of tall grass and slices prey with its scythes. The movement looks like that of a ninja.
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Let's Go Eevee
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Generation VIII
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Galar Isle of Armor #118
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Sinnoh #—
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Hisui #072
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Sword
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As Scyther fights more and more battles, its scythes become sharper and sharper. With a single slice, Scyther can fell a massive tree.
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Shield
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If you come across an area in a forest where a lot of the trees have been cut down, what you've found is a Scyther's territory.
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Brilliant Diamond
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It is nearly impossible to parry its attacking scythes. Its movements are like a ninja's.
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Shining Pearl
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Legends: Arceus
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The large, wickedly sharp scythes on its forearms are truly fearsome weapons. Prey’s attempts to flee are unfailingly thwarted by this Pokémon's nimble motions.
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Generation IX
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Paldea #260
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Kitakami #—
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Blueberry #19
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Scarlet
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It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving too fast for the human eye to track.
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Violet
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The sharp scythes on its forearms become increasingly sharp by cutting through hard objects.
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Game locations
In side games
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Held items
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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70
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130 - 177
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250 - 344
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110
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103 - 178
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202 - 350
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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105
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99 - 172
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193 - 339
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Total: 500
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 55.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Scyther
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Scyther
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Scyther
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Scyther
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Scyther
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Scyther
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Scyther
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
Group:
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Poké Assist:
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Field move:
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(Cut ×3)
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Loops: 3
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Min. exp.: 78
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Max. exp.: 105
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Browser entry R-043
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Scyther slashes while hopping about. Its scythes can destroy a Metal Fence.
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
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Poké Assist: (present)
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Field move: (present)
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(Cut ×2)
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Not available in the past.
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Browser entry R-222
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It leaps around quickly while it attacks with cutting slashes.
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.57 seconds
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Base HP: 53
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Base Attack: 79
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Base Defense: 55
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Base Speed: 70
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Evolution data
Scyther evolves into Scizor when traded while holding a Metal Coat. Scyther cannot evolve into Scizor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen before the player obtains the National Pokédex, as its evolution will be interrupted. Scyther also cannot evolve into Scizor in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, as Scizor is not present in those games. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Scyther evolves into Scizor when exposed to a Metal Coat.
In Hisui, Scyther evolves into Kleavor when exposed to a Black Augurite.
Sprites
In animation
Main series
Major appearances
In Tracey Gets Bugged, Tracey caught an elderly Scyther after it resolved its conflict with the horde of Scyther it once led. Even in its old age, it is very aggressive, and as such, Tracey tries not to use it.
In Gettin' The Bugs Out, Bugsy used a Scyther during his Gym battle against Ash. This Scyther was trained to block Fire-type attacks by using Swords Dance as a fan. Ash discovered that this defensive strategy doesn't work if a Fire-type move is used from above, which allowed his Cyndaquil to win in his Gym match.
In Working My Way Back to Mew!, Goh caught a Scyther. In Searching for Chivalry!, it evolved into a Scizor by being transferred through a trade machine while holding a Metal Coat received from Wikstrom.
Other
In Showdown at Dark City, Yas's Scyther is the primary Pokémon of the Yas Gym. It was used during the feuds between the Kas and Yas Gyms of Dark City.
In Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, Corey's Scyther was captured and cloned by Mewtwo. In the original movie, when Team Rocket saw this Pokémon being cloned, it was mistaken for an Alakazam. The Scyther clone reappeared in Mewtwo Returns.
In The Fourth Round Rumble, Jeanette Fisher used a Scyther during her battle against Ash during the Indigo Plateau Conference. It went up against Bulbasaur and was defeated despite the type disadvantage. It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.
In Navel Maneuvers, Danny's Scyther helped his Machoke and Nidoqueen carve a sled during his second challenge against Ash. It later competed in the sled race alongside Danny's Electrode and Geodude. It reappeared in flashbacks in A Way Off Day Off and Hello, Pummelo!.
In Tracey Gets Bugged, multiple Scyther were living on Murcott Island, including Tracey's.
In the beginning of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, a Pokémon poacher used a Scyther and a Houndoom to chase a Celebi.
In Tag, We're It!, a girl's Scyther was partnered with Giant's Koffing. They went up against Dawn's Piplup and Conway's Slowking during the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness, a Scyther was part of Team Razor Wind, along with a Sandslash and Zangoose. The trio of clawed Pokémon were blasted out of the Wigglytuff Guild. They overheard that Team Poképals were assigned the task of traveling to the Labyrinth Cave to get a Gabite Scale for an ailing Shinx, and decided to attempt beating them to the item. Unfortunately for Team Razor Wind, Gabite defeated them easily. It reappeared alongside its team in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness.
In Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!, a Scyther umpired the Pokémon Base game that Ash and his classmates took part in at the Pokémon School.
Minor appearances
In a flashback in Bad To The Bone, Koga was revealed to have a Scyther that was defeated by Otoshi and his Marowak during a Gym battle, which allowed Otoshi to attain the Soul Badge.
A pink Scyther appeared in Team Rocket's fantasy in In the Pink.
In Wired for Battle!, a Scyther was seen in Muramasa's dojo.
In Tricks of the Trade, a Scyther was at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.
In The Bug Stops Here, multiple Scyther were available in the Bug-Catching Contest. Casey tried to catch one, but failed.
In Carrying On!, a sick Scyther was in Way Away Island's Pokémon Center.
In Ariados, Amigos, a Trainer's Scyther was at the Pokémon Jujitsu Academy.
Multiple Scyther appeared in Mewtwo Returns.
A Scyther appeared in the opening intro of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, which was reused for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
In a flashback in Throwing in the Noctowl, a Scyther was defeated by Wings Alexander's then-Hoothoot.
A Scyther appeared in Extreme Pokémon!, under the ownership of a participant in the Extreme Pokémon Race.
A Scyther appeared in a flashback in Pop Goes The Sneasel.
In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Scyther to the underage students for use in lessons.
In Celebi and Joy!, a demolition crew employed a Scyther. After the demolition crew became a construction crew in the new timeline, its status was left unknown.
In Saved by the Beldum, a Trainer's Scyther competed in the Ever Grande Conference.
In Reversing the Charges, a Scyther was defeated by an overcharged Elekid and was then found by Team Rocket.
In Curbing the Crimson Tide, Luna's Scyther, which eventually evolved into a Scizor, was seen in flashbacks.
In Mounting a Coordinator Assault!, a Coordinator's Scyther competed in the Performance Stage of the Jubilife Contest.
In Tag! We're It...!, a Trainer's Scyther participated in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition.
A Scyther appeared in I Choose You!.
In The Long Vault Home!, a Scyther called a "strike" on Kiawe when he failed to catch a Stakataka at the Pokémon School.
In Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, a Scyther was at Old Shore Wharf.
In Trade, Borrow, and Steal!, a Scyther was part of Kricketina Kylie's Bug-type Pokémon collection, as shown in her Rotom Phone.
A Scyther appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
Two Scyther appeared in The Treasure After the Storm!. They reappeared in Found You, Fuecoco!, where they helped repair the damage to the Brave Olivine. They reappeared during a flashback in HZ062.
A Scyther appeared in The Ancient Poké Ball.
Pokédex entries
Episode
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Entry
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EP097
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Scyther
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Ash's Pokédex
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Scyther, the Mantis Pokémon. Its claws are sharp as swords, and it is a powerful flyer. This Pokémon is rarely seen by humans and almost never captured.
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EP097
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Swords Dance
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Ash's Pokédex
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Swords Dance, Scyther's special attack. Scyther spins furiously to focus its energy and increase its attack power.
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Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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JN006
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Scyther
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Goh's Rotom Phone
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Scyther, the Mantis Pokémon. A Bug and Flying type. The twin scythes on Scyther's forearms can slice through logs in one stroke.
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Pokémon Origins
In File 4: Charizard, Red used a Scyther in the Pokémon League. It went up against Bruno's Onix and Blue's Alakazam.
In the manga
Movie adaptations
A Pokémon hunter owned a Scyther in Celebi: a Timeless Encounter.
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article: Blue's Scyther
- Main article: Bugsy's Scyther
Scyther debuted in Wake Up—You're Snorlax!, under the ownership of a Bug Catcher who took part in the bike race along Route 11.
A Scyther is the first Pokémon Blue received. He first appeared in A Tale of Ninetales. He later evolved into Scizor.
Bugsy used his Scyther in the Gym Leader tournament in Silly Scyther.
A Scyther appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Scyther appeared in a fantasy in PSs1.
A Scyther appeared in a fantasy in Moving Past Milotic.
A Scyther was the sparring partner of X's Pinsir, Rute, appearing in Scizor Defends. It had been drained of its life-force due to Team Flare's use of the ultimate weapon.
Pokémon Chapter Books
Jet's Scyther appeared in Race to Danger.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
- Main article: Bugsy's Scyther
As in the games, Bugsy has a Scyther. It is Gold's opponent during his Gym challenge.
Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!
A Scyther appeared in The Terrible Twins, Rin & Ran, under the ownership of Ran.
A Scyther appeared in Pokémon Cooking Contest!, under the ownership of Yuki.
A Scyther appeared in GDZ65.
Pokémon Journeys
- Main article: Goh's Scyther
Goh caught a Scyther in Battle Frontier Challenge: The Flute Cup!, just like he does in the animated series.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
A Scyther appeared in Curry Showdown! Which is the Most Delicious? as one of the participants of a curry cooking competition.
Giovanni was seen with three Scyther in Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!. All of them were sent out to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV.
- Main article: Bugsy's Scyther
Bugsy has a Scyther, which first appeared in The Hardest Insect Pokémon Wins?!.
Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission
Garret of the Go-Rock Quads owns a Scyther, which first appeared in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Four.
Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire
Red is revealed to have caught a Scyther in Clefairy Has Been Abandoned?!.
In the TCG
- Main article: Scyther (TCG)
In the TFG
One Scyther figure has been released.
Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Scyther's prototype name was "Stryke". This is a corruption of the word "strike", which is also its romanized Japanese name.
- Despite having different base stats, Scyther and its evolved forms all have a base stat total of 500. This makes Scyther the only pre-evolved Pokémon to have the same base stat total as its evolved forms.
- Scyther can be seen as a parallel to Pinsir. Both of them are Bug-type Generation I Pokémon, with base stat totals of 500 and originally no evolutionary line. Scyther is exclusive to Pokémon Red, FireRed, Diamond, and Let's Go, Pikachu!, while Pinsir is exclusive to Pokémon Blue, LeafGreen, Pearl, and Let's Go, Eevee!.
- In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Scyther can learn Vacuum Wave by leveling up, but not via Move Tutor.
- Scyther is the only Pokémon with a split evolution to have had both of its evolutions introduced after its debut.
- Scyther's evolution into Kleavor is programmed into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. However, the Black Augurite needed for evolution is unobtainable, preventing the Pokémon from evolving. It shares this trait with Ursaring and Stantler.
Origin
As indicated by its category, Scyther seems to be based on a mantis — most closely resembling the European mantis and the Chinese mantis — with arms shaped like scythes. It also possesses some reptilian characteristics (e.g. head, teeth, claws, bipedal stance) that give it similarities to dromaeosaurid dinosaurs, as well as to therizinosaurids (scythe lizards) due to the shape of its arms. As indicated in its Pokédex entries, it may also be based on a ninja. There are similarities to the kamikiri, a haircutting yokai with sharp claws and teeth that may look like an insect.
Name origin
Scyther may be a combination of scythe and the suffix -er (something that does an action).
Strike is literally strike.
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ストライク Strike
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From strike
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French
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Insécateur
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From insecte and sécateur
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Spanish
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Scyther
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Same as English name
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German
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Sichlor
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From Sichel and possibly 螳螂 tōrō
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Italian
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Scyther
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Same as English name
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Korean
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스라크 Srak
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Corruption of strike
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Mandarin Chinese
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飛天螳螂 / 飞天螳螂 Fēitiāntángláng
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From 飛天 / 飞天 fēitiān and 螳螂 tángláng
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Cantonese Chinese
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飛天螳螂 Fēitīntòhnglòhng
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From 飛天 fēitīn and 螳螂 tòhnglòhng
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More languages
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Hindi
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स्ट्राइकीट Strikeet
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From strike or ストライク Strike and कीट keet
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Russian
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Скайтер Skayter
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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สไตรค์ Satrai
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Transcription of Japanese name
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See also
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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